A plague of “aquatic osteoporosis” is spreading throughout many North American soft-water lakes due to…
Month: November 2014
A new test measures analytical thinking linked to depression, fueling the idea that depression may be a form of adaptation
Researchers studying the roots of depression have developed a test to measure analytical thinking and…
Prehistoric landslide discovery rivals largest known on surface of Earth
A catastrophic landslide that rivals in size the largest known gravity slide on the surface…
A jettisoned black hole? Or a giant star exploding over several decades?
Astronomers have discovered an object in space that might be a black hole catapulted out…
Biochemists build largest synthetic molecular ‘cage’ ever
Biochemists have created the largest protein ever that self-assembles into a molecular cage. Their designed…
‘Fountain of youth’ underlies Antarctic mountains: Why peaks buried in ice look so young
Scientists have now explained why the ice-covered Gamburtsev Mountains in the middle of Antarctica looks…
Seed dormancy, a property that prevents germination, already existed 360 million years ago
Scientists have found that seed dormancy (a property that prevents germination under non-favorable conditions) was…
Improving memory by suppressing a molecule that links aging to Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers find a way to improve memory by suppressing a molecule that links aging to…
Testing if a computer has human-level intelligence: Alternative to ‘Turing test’ proposed
Researchers are offering an alternative to the celebrated “Turing Test” to determine whether a machine…
Gifted men and women define success differently, 40-year study finds
Researchers spent four decades studying a group of mathematically talented adolescents, finding that by mid-life…